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In a powerful kickoff to HHS homecoming football action, North Colorado Med Evac landed center field Friday night to deliver the game ball to coach Dusty Sprague and injured senior player Drew Stewart. The grand event wowed the crowd and set the tone for a terrific night of football for the Dragons, who defeated Estes Park 45-8. The service was donated by North Colorado Med Evac to show support for the community and to add a special touch to the annual homecoming festivities. — Johnson Publications

The Oltjenbruns family members gather at the old homestead in celebration of the Colorado Centennial Farm honor they received at the state fair. Milton and Leona, pictured to the left and right of the sign, join their sons Nolan, at left, and Ken, who manage the farm together. — Johnson Publications

In a powerful kickoff to HHS homecoming football action, North Colorado Med Evac landed center field Friday night to deliver the game ball to coach Dusty Sprague and injured senior player Drew Stewart. The grand event wowed the crowd and set the tone for a terrific night of football for the Dragons, who defeated Estes Park 45-8. The service was donated by North Colorado Med Evac to show support for the community and to add a special touch to the annual homecoming festivities. — Johnson Publications

In addition to helping line up the Phillips County Fair parade for many years, the Holyoke Lions Club often gets in on the candy-throwing action themselves. In the 2012 parade, Don Beckius drives a golf cart decorated with lions, offering a smile and a wave to everyone lining the street. — Johnson Publications file photo

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Bingo nights from days gone by were made possible by Lions Club members, pictured from left, Don Beckius, Gene Hinck, Jean Brown, Larry Stein, Leroy Smith and Rich Brown. Bingo is not only fun to play but also raises money for a college scholarship.

Mothers sending their children to the next step in school hold their little students’ baby pictures close. Pictured clockwise from top left, Ashley Clayton and son Levi, who is entering kindergarten; Letty Penzing and daughter Juana, who will start at Purdue University; Tracy Steggs and son Bo, who is entering kindergarten; and Brenda Krueger and daughter Tara, who will start at Colorado State University. — Johnson Publications

MMH CEO Trampas Hutches, pictured at center, speaks at the State Capitol Tuesday, June 27, on behalf of the Colorado Hospital Association against the Better Care Reconciliation Act being discussed in the U.S. Congress.

This photo of two WWI soldiers in uniform is part of the Phillips County Museum collection, where actual uniforms are also on display. The man pictured at left is identified as Lauritz Peterson. (Source: Phillips County Museum)

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This is only a portion of a giant panoramic photo housed at the Phillips County Museum. In its entirety, the photo is a sight worth seeing in person. It is one of the many items donated to the museum by Leslie Taylor, who served in World War I and later lived in Haxtun. According to the museum, the photo is probably of the 35th Infantry Regiment at Nogales, Arizona, in 1918. (Source: Phillips County Museum)

Jane Imlay, at left, and future sister-in-law Louise Kuhl, mother and aunt of former Holyoke resident Jane Krueger, make camp in Omaha, Nebraska. The photo noted it was the first and only mud they found as they traveled the Detroit-Lincoln-Denver auto route in 1924.

See that small line running across the photo? Anchored between two trees about 6 feet off the ground, that slackline is Dylon Lousberg’s ticket to international trickline recognition. —Johnson Publications photo

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The average trickline measures just 2 inches across, but Dylon Lousberg has no problem maintaining balance as he bounces from his back to his feet to his chest. —Johnson Publications photo